Not my usual style, but decided since I had just finished reading/reviewing three pretty heavily detailed historical fiction books, I'd try something lighter and different. Quick reading, perhaps, but definitely nothing light about it! This new-to-me author hit on a heavy topic and did so with such finesse, maneuvering me on quite an emotional roller-coaster ride.

Never have I disliked a hero (and I use the word loosely) more than Colin, who blames his indiscretions on his wife. And Marissa is way too smart, compassionate, and successful in her own right, to continually accept his emotional abuse and infidelity. His clothes should have been out in the yard midway through the book! Does God require a wife or husband to stay together when infidelity is involved? Can it be worked through? Overall, an intriguing, thought-provoking, page-turner that I finished in a bit over a day.

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I found this book to be a refreshing change from some tales similar to this. It addressed the topic head on without skirting the huge issues.
Adultery and infertility were two key topics in this book. I loved the mention of doulas, grants for those in need of their services and found that especially wonderful as a doula myself.
The writing style is excellent and touched on many key phrases that would be said to a Christian woman in a marriage that is falling apart. My only complaint would be that it left me many questions in the end, which again, is real life.

This women’s fiction novel is a breath of fresh air, speaking truth and reality, without giving pat answers that suddenly fix everything.

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Marissa, Colin, and Kaitlyn’s lives are forever connected when Colin cheats on Marissa with Kaitlyn who ends up pregnant. Kaitlyn comes to Marissa’s pregnancy clinic and the two become friends. Secrets are kept, worlds collide, and the women must decide what is most important.

I enjoyed this story. It’s a little like watching a train wreck. You know that when Marissa and Kaitlyn discover how they are connected through Colin things will never be the same. I found all of them to be highly relatable. I was a little surprised that Colin and Marissa didn’t work things out, but that seems pretty realistic. Colin certainly wasn’t interested fixing his relationship with his wife. He acted like she should bend to him even though he was the one who broke trust.